locomotora sin chimenea

16:38 Jan 3 

My keypad and mouse buffered and stuck, resulting in the need for deletion of the 6 rogue entries.Yes, you're right to acknowledge my English as 'flawless', as it is so mostly.Without wishing to appear conceited or patronising, I don't consider myself better than anyone else generally, but only deem a few to be my equals in terms of English composition( namely PG, JL, & Allegro).Your English and German as a non-native are excellent, but still not flawless. And your desire to help your fellow translators is genuine, unlike people like AMM, who are here solely to pursue their own irrelevant and pointless personal agendas. And you're probably right about the 'non-polluting' idea too, but 6 site peers have validated a different answer than you. You can vote for any answer you want, but perhaps you should ask yourself why they are all at odds with you. But if you'll accept a bit of advice from me, just lose a bit of the stridency and the " little big man" attitude, and show a bit more humility,not jumping to erroneous conclusions so readily,then I'm sure we could get along much better. Cheers. (P.S, it's ' unmistakEable", two x 'e');

15:36 Jan 3 

This metaphor means much more than just "pollution-free." The diesel-electric (or stackless) locomotive dramatically transformed the railroad industry in the 1930s. It was able to haul larger loads to greater distances (without the added weight of carloads of coal and water tanks) and to go through tunnels rather than around mountains to shorten distances and save on time and fuel. It was viewed as a modern (soot/pollution-free) solution that heralded a new age of economic growth and prosperity. As such, it's use as a metaphor, both in English and Spanish, is appropriate as a powerful and "pollution-free" driving force that catapults an economy into a new age. Which is what I understood in the provided context. I think the author was aware of the railroad industry's history, and appreciate his use of it as a metaphor. Its use in this context is creative and appropriate, and will be understood in any country where the railroad industry had an impact. (Provided the reader has a rudimentary knowledge of industrial age history.) Sometimes, the literal translation *is* the correct translation.

14:19 Jan 3 

Thank you, Mr Andrew Bramhall (formerly Oliver Toogood), for your clear and unmistakable English lesson performed in seven attempts!!!, all deleted until you found the proper wording to satisfy your ego and flawless English grammar. But you miss the point again. This is not about the missing preposition, but about a correct translation. Something I shall not try to explain TO you, because, as I wrote before, that would be a mere waste of time.
Goodbye.

14:03 Jan 3 

Grammatically flawed ( it requires an indirect preposition in English), just as your comment here and below Patinba's answer are both conceptually flawed.But then, your arrogance always prevents you from acknowledging any mistakes you make.

12:19 Jan 3 

This expression, "sin chimenea", sounds rather odd. I feel it refers to a sector, tourism, agro-export and textile industry, perhaps characterized by its "non-polluting" activity in Peru. Otherwise, I just don´t understand what they mean by "locomotora sin chimenea". If the author had wished to just stress the dynamism of this sector, they would have probably written only "locomotora", but, and this is the relevant point, by adding "sin chimenea" a nuance is introduced into the sentence. My guess is "non-polluting", but it´s only a guess.